thirty-eight will restore the education cuts from sacramento. so remember this number. prices at th >>> experts blame a complicate mix of refine rye outages and pipeline problems for the dramatic rise of prices at the pump. julie watts provides perspective on the prices. >> reporter: just the past 24 hours, we have seen another 8- cent hike in gas prices. on september 30, the average price of a gallon of regular in california was $4.14. we're now closing in on $4.45. if it's any consolation, it could be worse. highest prices in the state are in los angeles, so not here. and the highest average price in california history was $4.61 in 2008. >>> now, one manteca gas station owner has locked his pumps yesterday and refused to sell he is he so fed up. he couldn't stomach being forced to charge nearly $5 a gallon. he is back in business today and keeping prices as low as possible but says his costs have increased nearly a dollar a gallon in a week and he hopes drivers will spend money inside his shop to help keep him afloat with these high gas prices. we make it easy to find